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Ralphie99 t1_ixs401w wrote

Reply to comment by _kst_ in NASA’s Orion Sends Back New Views of Moon’s Surface by Maxcactus

I mentioned craters getting “erased” as one reason we don’t have nearly as many visible craters on Earth. However, I stand by my contention that the smaller craters on the moon are from objects that would have burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. These objects smash unimpeded into the moon.

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_kst_ t1_ixs4tng wrote

The smaller craters yes -- but only the ones that are so small that they can't be from orbit. See my other comment.

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